About

Photography, a medium which inherently is believed as truth through snapshot, leaves incredible space for artistic expression to be believed without question. But without questions we are left to compare ourselves to others and to reconcile our expectations with our experiences. This lack of transparency influencing our lives leaves us feeling less than, when we should be feeling inspired.

I want to change the expectations. I want to show the crowds of tourists, the narrow compositions used to avoid less than perfect locations, the pre-sunrise wake ups in pursuit of the perfect lighting, the travel photos being posted from home or the dreaded office cubicle. I want to show the ‘ugly’ side of travel, and prove that the experience is still worth it every single time.

My grandmother once wrote “to be there was to experience life” and this has influenced how I live my life to this day. No matter how beautiful a photograph might be or how small the world can feel thanks to the internet, nothing can fully capture the rush felt when waking up in a new place. Nothing can compare to stepping out of your comfort zone and breaking the expectations you had for your life. And nothing can beat living free of the fear to be perfect.